wealdstone 3,454 Posted July 14, 2020 30 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: I don’t believe Kev was or is upset, but I can assure you he wasn’t an investor in the Panthers under Ged Rathbone. Glad you cleared that up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Carl Johnson mentioned the fact the older fan base would want to sit in the stand and not view from the grass areas, perhaps he was really talking about the BB holders who would really need to sit in a seat after the long slog from the car park Bit too much credit there as that would indicate some appreciation of the cock up he presided over which thankfully hasn't been tested in 2020 and can be binned for 2021 if the club still runs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted July 14, 2020 Given the circumstances in a Poland with coronavirus think GB speedway should just put a lid on this season,if the same ruling was to apply over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted July 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Given the circumstances in a Poland with coronavirus think GB speedway should just put a lid on this season,if the same ruling was to apply over here. In terms of Peterborough it could be scuppered in an instant "Today’s update (14/7/20) on the rate of new coronavirus cases across the country has shown another increase for Peterborough with the city eighth in the national rankings" (source Peterborough today) so it would be a risk to start anyway. Who's going to put time, effort and money in under the current circumstances? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 15, 2020 From a whole sport perspective. If the powers that be decide not to run this season, what happens if the state of the nation is no different in March next year. Will that mean another delayed start. My fear is, if we don't get going in some shape or form, some tracks will never return. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,774 Posted July 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, cityrebel said: From a whole sport perspective. If the powers that be decide not to run this season, what happens if the state of the nation is no different in March next year. Will that mean another delayed start. My fear is, if we don't get going in some shape or form, some tracks will never return. Some riders will never return also - some must have taken alternative work this season . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted July 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, Haza said: Some riders will never return also - some must have taken alternative work this season . Perhaps that will be a good thing and they’ll just race alongside their proper jobs as a hobby in future, as should have been the case for a long time now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted July 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, Ben91 said: Perhaps that will be a good thing and they’ll just race alongside their proper jobs as a hobby in future, as should have been the case for a long time now. Could be, but the decline of British Speedway gathers pace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, wealdstone said: Could be, but the decline of British Speedway gathers pace. You can’t say you didn’t see it coming over the last few years ,but this Pandemic has certainly Not helped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted July 15, 2020 4 hours ago, wealdstone said: Could be, but the decline of British Speedway gathers pace. The sport has been in terminal decline here for many years now. Here we are with a chance to rip it up and start again but instead there seems to just be a wait and see attitude. We could hope for some individual meetings in 2020 and take the time to put a proper plan in place to help the sport try and flourish once more but why bother when we can just try use the same incredibly flawed system next year again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted July 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ben91 said: The sport has been in terminal decline here for many years now. Here we are with a chance to rip it up and start again but instead there seems to just be a wait and see attitude. We could hope for some individual meetings in 2020 and take the time to put a proper plan in place to help the sport try and flourish once more but why bother when we can just try use the same incredibly flawed system next year again. As Rick Frost said "those in charge of Speedway could not even run a Burger Van successfully" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mimmo 1,070 Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 1:06 PM, wealdstone said: As Rick Frost said "those in charge of Speedway could not even run a Burger Van successfully" Oh my goodness, have you ever tried that food at Peterborough.......thank goodness I'm a vegetarian. Twice in the past, my wife has suffered food like poisoning after having a burger there. It might be a coincidence of course, but I didn't think the thing looked properly cooked when she got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted July 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, Mimmo said: Oh my goodness, have you ever tried that food at Peterborough.......thank goodness I'm a vegetarian. Twice in the past, my wife has suffered food like poisoning after having a burger there. It might be a coincidence of course, but I didn't think the thing looked properly cooked when she got it. Rare if at all have I had food at Peterborough. The food is course in the hands of EOES who are responsible for booking whatever provider they see fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PE7Panther 331 Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mimmo said: Oh my goodness, have you ever tried that food at Peterborough.......thank goodness I'm a vegetarian. Twice in the past, my wife has suffered food like poisoning after having a burger there. It might be a coincidence of course, but I didn't think the thing looked properly cooked when she got it. I'm the same as Wealdstone; I never have it. I always pack a flask of tea and a sarnie or pie. The food at the EoES was very decent when we had the Grasmere Farms van. Top quality meat - and at least they used to test the temperature with a food thermometer, so it was always cooked properly. Their big drawback was that they were as slooooow as ar5eholes! Some of the staff were gormless and were totally clueless when it came to serving supposedly "fast food". But I s'pose we've got more important things to worry about than flippin' burger vans Edited July 17, 2020 by PE7Panther 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gasser90 229 Posted July 21, 2020 With the season now cancelled maybe tungate was right to sell his kevlars ! but seriously should we keep the same team for next season ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites